Tuesday, October 28, 2008

Obama's Vision of Justice

Obama's vision of justice is the "redistribution of wealth".

"Not the creation of wealth and certainly not the creation of opportunity, but simply taking money from the successful and hard-working and distributing it to those whom the government decides “deserve” it."

"I would appeal to any American who claims to love the Constitution and to revere the Founding Fathers… I will not only appeal to you, I will beg you, as one American citizen to another, to consider this next statement with as much care as you can possibly bring to bear:

Obama: “And uh, to that extent, as radical as I think people tried to characterize the Warren Court, it wasn’t that radical. It didn’t break free from the essential constraints that were placed by the Founding Fathers in the Constitution — at least as it’s been interpreted, and [the] Warren Court interpreted it in the same way, that generally the Constitution is a charter of negative liberties: [it] says what the states can’t do to you, says what the federal government can’t do to you, but it doesn’t say what the federal government or the state government must do on your behalf."

The article continues:

"That we have achieved so much in so many areas is due — due entirely — to the structure of our society as outlined in the Constitution of the United States."

"The entire purpose of the Constitution was to limit government. That limitation of powers is what has unlocked in America the vast human potential available in any population."

"Barack Obama sees that limiting of government not as a lynchpin but rather as a fatal flaw."

"There is no room for wiggle or misunderstanding here. You and I do not have to guess at what he believes or try to interpret what he believes. He says what he believes."

"But we have never, ever in our 232-year history, elected a president who so completely and openly opposed the idea of limited government, the absolute cornerstone of makes the United States of America unique and exceptional."